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Hate to be an ass but when I went to www.google.com and typed in aikikai testing requirements I hit a bundle of them including most of the major associations.

The problem with the USAF is that their requirements are about 4 times longer, in terms of days, than what I've seen as official aikikai requirements. Their time to test is amongst the longest I've seen.

Our dojo uses requirements close to what is listed on Shishiya senseis homepage:http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~bk2i-ssy/
These are what is used in what I think is called the Yoseikai association in the Tokyo/Yokohama area under direction of Shoji Nishio shihan.

Originally posted by JJF
Our dojo uses requirements close to what is listed on Shishiya senseis homepage:http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~bk2i-ssy/
These are what is used in what I think is called the Yoseikai association in the Tokyo/Yokohama area under direction of Shoji Nishio shihan.

Interesting, the third criteria has a different practice for women and men.

Originally posted by Erik Interesting, the third criteria has a different practice for women and men.

Yeah! I've been wondering about that as well, but I havent' worked up the nerve to go ask my sensei yet. Anyway I'm going for 3. kyu this sunday, and I'm just happy that I can do the tsuki techniques instead of morotedori, as they suit me better.

I guess the difference is based upon the perception that women are attacked differently than men - go figure.....

That would be my guess as well, or that it is easier to do those attacks on women, or a combination. I.e., since women are usually few in number, ukes will often be males. I find when working with tall ukes that (a) the tech often needs serious modification and (b) uke has trouble doing tsuki to my solar plexus area comfortably for them. Striking from above as in shomenuchi or grabbing from behind is much easier for a taller uke to manage. And probably is more likely 'on the street' as an attack rather than a punch.